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Hirata Lab
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The lab uses mathematics to explore the order hidden in amorphous materials such as glass.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring the hidden order within amorphous materials
The Hirata Lab studies amorphous materials, such as glass, in which atoms are arranged without regularity.
The lab combines diffraction crystallography experiments, computer simulations using molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo methods, and analysis using topology.
Through nanoscale measurement such as electron beam imaging and mathematical analysis, the lab aims to reveal the order hidden in amorphous structures.
Amorphous materials are also expected to be useful as electrode materials and solid electrolytes for next-generation batteries.
Key terms
- Amorphous material
- A material whose atoms are not arranged in a regularly repeating pattern (for example, glass)
- Molecular dynamics
- A method that calculates the motion of atoms and molecules on a computer to study the properties of a material
- Topology
- A field of mathematics that studies properties of shape and connectedness, regardless of size or angle
NewsLab news
Investigating the nature of the "bright spots" that appear in electron microscope images of metallic glass
Professor Hirata received the Okuma Memorial Academic Award (Encouragement Prize)
A doctoral student received the MDI Young Scientist Award Gold Prize at an international conference
Unexpected similarities discovered among different amorphous material systems
A master's student received the Materials Science Academic Encouragement Award (Excellence Prize)
ResearchResearch themes
The lab is interested in the order inherent in the structure of materials and investigates it in detail. Its research combines experimental methods from diffraction crystallography, computer simulations such as molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo methods, and topological analysis.
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MembersFaculty
The Hirata Lab consists of faculty members (a professor and a research associate) and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2025
- ProfessorAkihiko Hirata
- Assistant (Joshu)Siyuan Zha
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Bulk Metallic Glass Sample” George Stobbart / Public domain (cropped)
- Hidden order in amorphous materials: “U.S. Department of Energy - Science - )” U.S. Department of Energy / Public domain (cropped)
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